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Nepal, India should hold talks to resolve border issue: PM Prachanda

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' on Monday said that officials from both Nepal and India should sit down for discussions to resolve the border issue between the two countries. Prachanda visited India from May 31 to June 3, his first official trip abroad since assuming office in December 2022. His meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday saw the two countries signing seven agreements and launching six projects including new railway services. The two leaders also vowed to resolve the vexed boundary dispute in the spirit of friendship. Responding to the questions from lawmakers regarding the agreements reached during his India visit and the authentication of the Citizenship Amendment Bill in the House of Representatives, Prachanda said that Nepal and India both sides should sit together and hold discussions, keeping the map before them. "Discussions have been held on several issues during my India visit. We are concerned on matters relating to national intere

Nepal PM Prachanda calls his 4-day visit to India 'astounding success'

Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka 'Prachanda', on his arrival at Kathmandu, dubbed his four-day visit to India an "astounding success"

Meeting Modi the most significant aspect of India trip: Nepal PM Prachanda

Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda on Saturday said meeting his counterpart Narendra Modi was the most significant aspect of his four-day visit to India, as the two leaders signed seven agreements and launched six projects, including railway services to further enhance bilateral ties. Prachanda visited India from May 31 to June 3, his first official trip abroad since assuming office in December 2022. His meeting with Prime Minister Modi on Thursday saw the two countries signing seven agreements and launching six projects including new railway services. We discussed matters relating to further deepening the centuries-old close relations existing between Nepal and India in the days ahead, Prachanda said upon his arrival at the Tribhuvan International Airport here. The bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Modi at the Hyderabad House was the most significant aspect of the visit and the ties between the two countries have entered a new phase, he said. During the meeting

Nepal PM visit: Issues of ST status, 11 sub-groups of Gorkhas in MP rasied

A demand for the Scheduled Tribe (ST) status and reservation benefit to 11 sub-groups of the Gorkha community in Madhya Pradesh has been raised during the two-day tour of Nepal Prime Minister Pushpakamal Dahal "Prachanda which concluded on Saturday. Nepali Sanskriti Parishad's (International) India branch secretary Shailesh Gurung told PTI that they would meet Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan with their demand shortly. The Nepalese community see Shivraj Singh Chouhan as its well-wisher. We demand that 11 sub-groups of Gorkhas be given the ST status and granted reservation in government institutes and jobs," Gurung said, adding these castes were getting reservations in Nepal. He said the population of Indian Gorkhas in MP is estimated to be 2.5 lakh-3 lakh. "Of them, 1 lakh to 1.5 lakh people belong to the 11 sub-groups for whom the reservation is being demanded," he added. Gurung said the number of Gorkhas in the health, and in IAS, and IPS was thin, and the quot

Nepal PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal's visit to India strengthens age-old bonds

Since assuming power in December 2022, Prachanda has emphasised that the new government will follow 'balanced and trustworthy' ties with India without any major shift approach

India, Nepal satisfied with strides in power sector cooperation: MEA

During PM Prachanda's meeting with PM Modi, both leaders held wide-ranging bilateral discussions marked by traditional warmth and cordiality

Consensus reached in meeting with Modi will go a long way: PM Prachanda

Nepal Prime Minister Pushpakamal Dahal "Prachanda on Saturday said the consensus reached in the areas of connectivity, water resources and energy in his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi would have a far-reaching impact. He was speaking at a dinner hosted here in his honour by Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. A video of his speech was released to the media. "As Nepal prime minister, this is my fourth visit to India. The way the consensus was reached in the fields of connectivity, water resources and energy in the meeting with Modi will go a long way," Prachanda said. Modi stated that the ties between the two countries will be taken to Himalayan heights, and "this is a moment of pride and joy for us," he added. Upon his return to Nepal on Saturday, he will tell his countrymen that the ties between the two neighbours have entered a new phase of history with a new dimension added to it, and it needs to be nurtured by all, the visiting prime minister ...

Nepal PM to arrive in MP for 2-day visit; to visit Mahakaleshwar temple

Nepal Prime Minister Pushpakamal Dahal "Prachanda" will be on a two-day tour of Madhya Pradesh from Friday, during which he will visit the famous Mahakaleshwar temple in Ujjain and a solid waste management plant in Indore run by the local civic body, officials said. The Nepal PM is scheduled to arrive at the Indore airport around 10 am, after which he will visit the Mahakaleshwar temple, one of the 12 Jyotirlings (major places of worship of Lord Shiva) in the country, around 11.15 am, they said. After the temple visit, he will return to Indore, where he will hold a meeting with Madhya Pradesh Governor Mangubhai Patel around 4 pm. After the meeting, he will visit a solid waste management plant run by the Indore Municipal Corporation, the officials said. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will host a dinner in honour of Prachanda in Indore at 7.30 pm, they added. On Saturday, the Nepalese PM will visit the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Infosys campuses in an IT

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Nepal PM seeks Indian investments in mining, agri, energy, hospitality, IT

Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' on Thursday said huge business opportunities are there for investors and sought Indian investments in various sectors such as mining, manufacturing, agriculture, energy, tourism, infrastructure, information technology and hospitality. He said that abundance of natural resources, large pool of human capital, a promising market with sound policies and regulatory framework makes Nepal an ideal attractive destination for investment. "No countries other than Nepal and India share such an intimate friendship and deep rooted cultural affinity providing an excitingly favourite business environment. Moreover, the two governments are moving ahead with bold decisions to transform the development landscape. This needs to be echoed by the private sector which is a powerful engine of growth," he said here while addressing CII's India-Nepal Business Summit. Opportunities for investments across a wide range of areas including mining, manufacturing

India, Nepal vow to resolve boundary dispute under 'spirit of friendship'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepalese counterpart Pushpakamal Dahal 'Prachanda' on Thursday vowed to resolve the vexed boundary dispute under the spirit of friendship even as the two sides signed several major pacts including one on increasing New Delhi's import of power from the neighbouring country to 10,000 mega watt in the next 10 years. In the wide-ranging talks between Modi and Prachanda, the Indian side agreed to the first trilateral power trade from Nepal to Bangladesh through India for up to 40 mega watt of power, a move that is seen as a significant step towards ensuring greater regional cooperation. Modi also said India will continue to strive to take the relationship with Nepal to Himalayan heights. In total, India and Nepal signed seven pacts which included a revised treaty of transit that was described by Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra as "once in a generation kind of an agreement" as it would provide Nepal access to inland waterways of India for the first time

Will strive to take India-Nepal ties to Himalayan heights: PM Modi

India and Nepal will strive to take their bilateral ties to Himalayan heights and resolve all matters, including the boundary issue, in this spirit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday after holding wide-ranging talks with his Nepalese counterpart Pushpakamal Dahal 'Prachanda'. In his media statement after the meeting, Modi said he and Prachanda have taken many important decisions to make the partnership between the two countries a "super hit" in the future. Following the talks, Modi and Prachanda jointly launched several infrastructure projects. The two sides also signed seven agreements to boost cooperation in several areas including trade and energy. The two leaders virtually inaugurated integrated check posts at Rupaidiha in India and Nepalgunj in Nepal. They also virtually flagged off a cargo train from Bathnaha in Bihar to Nepal custom yard. "We will continue to strive to take our relationship to Himalayan heights. And in this spirit, we will resolve all the issues

PM Modi, Nepalese counterpart Prachanda to inaugurate UP's first land port

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepalese counterpart Pushpakamal Dahal 'Prachanda' will virtually inaugurate Uttar Pradesh's first land port along the India-Nepal border here on Thursday, officials said. A P Singh, posted as an adviser at the Rupaidiha Land Port by the Land Port Authority of India, on Wednesday said the prime ministers will inaugurate the facility from New Delhi at 11.30 am. Senior officials of both countries have finalised the preparations for the inauguration, he said. Singh said the Land Port Authority of India, which comes under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, has set up integrated check posts on the country's international borders for smooth movement of cargo and passenger vehicles. Cross-border movement of cargo trucks is being facilitated by bringing customs, immigration and other facilities of the two countries under one roof at these centres on both sides of the border, he added. Singh said the construction of the Rupaidiha Land Port, built on 11

Nepal PM Dahal to seek energy, new air route deals on India visit

The four-day visit is Dahal's first foreign trip since he was elected prime minister again in December. He has visited India twice before in two previous tenures as prime minister dating back to 2008

Murals in new Indian Parliament building invite opposition in Nepal

Some lawmakers said that since this issue has become controversial inside India, its authenticity is yet to be established

Nepal PM Prachanda to embark on 4-day official visit to India on May 31

Nepal's Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda' will travel to India on Wednesday on a four-day official visit during which he will hold talks with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi and other leaders to further strengthen the age-old, multifaceted bilateral ties, the foreign ministry here said Saturday. This will be the first bilateral visit abroad by the Prime Minister of Nepal after assuming office in December 2022. Prachanda, 68, will be accompanied by his daughter Ganga Dahal. He is visiting India at the invitation of his Indian counterpart Prime Minister Modi. He will lead a delegation comprising ministers, secretaries and senior government officials. During the visit, the prime minister is scheduled to pay a courtesy call on President Droupadi Murmu and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, the ministry said in a statement. Prachanda will hold delegation-level talks with Modi on June 1. The talks will be followed by a joint press meet by the two prime ministers, it said,

Upcoming visit to India will script 'new history': Nepal PM Prachanda

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda on Saturday said that Nepal has made "good preparations" for his upcoming visit to India this time and it will script "new history" in bilateral ties. Prachanda's visit to India has been postponed thrice due to several reasons. The visit to India would be his first foreign trip after the 68-year-old leader of the CPN-Maoist Centre assumed charge as Prime Minister for the third time in December last year. We have made good preparations for the visit to India this time. India has also shown concern and serious preparations have been made for the visit from the Indian side also, that is what I feel, he said. This time I am paying the visit to India with the belief that a new history will be created, Prachanda said during an interaction with Kantipur Daily, a leading newspaper in Nepal. This time, I believe, Nepal will achieve something new from the visit. Nepal-India relations will be taken to a new height, that's what I believe, remarked .

Nepal Foreign Minister Saud prepares for PM Prachanda's India visit

Nepal's Foreign Minister N P Saud on Friday met his predecessors and discussed the possible agenda of the proposed visit of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal "Prachanda" to India, sources close to the minister said. Prachanda's visit to India has been postponed thrice due to internal reasons. The visit to India would have been his first foreign trip after he assumed charge as Prime Minister for the third time in December last year. Saud held consultations with ex-foreign secretaries and former Nepalese ambassadors to various countries on Thursday, according to an aide to the foreign minister. During the meetings, matters relating to water resources, trade, commerce, border, tourism and culture came up, sources said. Saud was sworn in as Nepal's Foreign Minister last month. Although the date of the Prime Minister's forthcoming visit to India is yet to be fixed, Prachanda is likely to visit India in June, after Saud presents the budget for the new fiscal year in May-end, sources ..

Jaishankar meets Nepalese counterpart in Dhaka, discusses way to boost ties

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met his Nepali counterpart Narayan Prakash Saud for the first time here on Friday and discussed ways to boost bilateral ties in energy, trade, connectivity and hydroelectricity. The two ministers met on the sidelines of the 6th Indian Ocean Conference being held in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka. "A good first meeting with FM N.P. Saud of Nepal. Congratulated him on his new responsibility. Discussed further steps in our steadily expanding partnership. Spoke about energy, connectivity, and our enduring people-to-people ties," Jaishankar tweeted. The two ministers expressed satisfaction over the excellent state of Nepal-India relations and discussed ways to further consolidate cooperation in the areas of trade, transit, connectivity, and hydroelectricity, among others, Nepal's embassy in Dhaka said. Saud assumed the office of the Foreign Minister of Nepal on April 16. Jaishankar is in Dhaka to participate in the 6th edition of the Indian Ocean ...

Nepal to give priority to enhancing relations with both India, China

Nepal's new government, led by a communist prime minister, will give priority to enhancing relations with both of its giant neighbours, India and China, but won't use them against each other for its own benefit, the newly appointed foreign minister said Wednesday. Foreign Minister Narayan Prakash Saud told The Associated Press in an interview that Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is set to make his first official trip abroad to India since taking power earlier this year. Nepal is bordered on three sides by India and shares an open border, while the highest Himalayan peaks are divided between Nepal and China. Saud, however, said the government will continue to maintain good relationships with both countries and would not do anything to hamper ties with either of the neighbors. "We will never use the two nations against each other for our own benefit. We will not interfere with the internal matters of their countries, and we would also want that no other country should interfere wit